At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficialelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Muslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleModern conflicts
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2012 CE · 1433 AH†
- Countries
- US · PK
- Languages
- en (original) · ur (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- The Reluctant Fundamentalistمولاناالأصولي المتردد
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"The Reluctant Fundamentalist" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2012, produced in the United States and Pakistan, directed by Mira Nair. Its leading performers include Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson, Liev Schreiber, Kiefer Sutherland and Om Puri. Mira Nair's film, based on the novel by Mohsin Hamid, about a Pakistani graduate of Princeton who is questioned after 9/11 about his path from Wall Street to Lahore. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Riz Ahmed· Kate Hudson· Liev Schreiber· Kiefer Sutherland· Om Puri· Shabana Azmi· Nelsan Ellis· Martin Donovan
- Directed by
- Mira Nair
- Written by
- Mohsin Hamid· William Wheeler
People and things also explored
Four Lions· Riz Ahmed· Quo Vadis, Aida?· Black Friday· Firaaq· Haider· Let It Be Morning· Muslim Magnum .357
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-asiri-al-mutardid-2012/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.